What state, county and municipal workers make
Excluding New York City, more than half a million state, county and municipal workers in New York made $29 billion in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2017, according to data provided by the Office of State Comptroller. That represents a 2.8 percent increase from the year before. Data for the 2015-16 year were also included in the table below.
You can also see this list of more than 500,000 government employees rounded up into a a database of more than 3,000 governmental units in New York State.
The data below, which cover active employees enrolled in the New York State and Local Retirement System, were obtained via a Freedom of Information Law request. You can read more here. This database was posted on Nov. 28, 2017.
| Name | Employer name | Amount | Date | Fiscal year | Pension group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name MC CORMICK, JENNIFER E | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $161,105.97 | Date 04/21/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CZUB, JACQUELINE M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $153,543.89 | Date 07/27/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WYNER, SCOTT H | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $150,075.60 | Date 02/19/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STICH, STEPHEN D | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $139,122.95 | Date 12/07/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LATHAM, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $125,168.56 | Date 07/07/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, DIANE B | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $125,095.03 | Date 02/08/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SWARTZ, LARRY A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $123,450.54 | Date 11/03/1976 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CUE, CASEY M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $121,943.83 | Date 09/14/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KING, KEVIN S | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $121,927.33 | Date 03/05/2010 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SMITH, DAVID C | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $120,727.14 | Date 06/18/2007 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BALL, RICHARD A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $120,455.72 | Date 03/25/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GILTNER, PHILIP W | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $119,558.51 | Date 01/01/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WAFFNER, TROY W | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $117,893.74 | Date 12/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name RUSNICA, JOHN F | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $117,766.34 | Date 11/30/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHICO, DAVID M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $117,433.86 | Date 12/01/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALEZ, RAQUEL | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $116,036.54 | Date 01/14/2016 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, MILFORD O | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $114,114.18 | Date 02/06/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CUDDEBACK, RYAN C | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $113,322.85 | Date 07/03/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LUKER, JOHN M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $113,307.35 | Date 10/16/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SIKULA, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $113,160.97 | Date 01/07/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BENNETT, JOY P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $113,027.30 | Date 06/17/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SOMERS, ROBERT C, JR | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $112,312.12 | Date 09/15/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BRUNO, DWIGHT A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 08/25/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ELLIS, ROGER G | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 11/22/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name JOHNSON-SEWARD, CRICKET C | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 07/01/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KALABANKA, WILLIAM J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 06/20/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEIDS, PEPI F, MS | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 11/01/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name OGLESBY, DEBRA V | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 01/04/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCRAFFORD, ROBERT S | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $111,062.12 | Date 08/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name WILLSEY, AMY L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $109,772.84 | Date 04/20/1995 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ASHLEY, PATRINA W | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $109,727.30 | Date 05/03/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEMENWAY, MELANIE P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $109,727.30 | Date 08/12/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CRACKEN, COURTNEY L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $109,653.61 | Date 07/15/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name THOMSON, JONATHAN H | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $109,460.61 | Date 08/17/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ISHIDA, MARIA L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $106,156.94 | Date 08/24/2015 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KERR, GARY F | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $104,643.85 | Date 03/25/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MAHONEY, JOAN L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $104,170.47 | Date 07/25/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DONDORF, ROBERT J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $103,892.16 | Date 09/13/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ARNOLD, FREDERICK B | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $103,769.69 | Date 03/11/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LINDBERG, CHARLES R | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $103,603.62 | Date 10/30/1986 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROOKS, LISA M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $102,611.07 | Date 06/10/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CORDIER, DANIELLE C | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $102,519.69 | Date 11/04/2002 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LOGUE, CHRISTOPHER A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $102,379.05 | Date 06/01/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC CARTHY, DANIEL P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $102,202.24 | Date 11/28/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAWYER, ERIN K | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $102,131.70 | Date 08/20/1999 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KELLY, MARGARET K | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $101,990.24 | Date 09/12/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name VANDERPOEL, MARK W | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $101,944.94 | Date 09/17/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SCHLENKER, BYRON | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $101,930.95 | Date 05/09/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALEZ, HECTOR M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $101,083.76 | Date 08/10/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name STEINMULLER, BRIAN R | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $100,208.73 | Date 12/10/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PEZZOLESI, TIMOTHY P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $96,047.92 | Date 08/20/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BLACK, PHYLLIS M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 11/20/1980 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HILL, ROXANNE P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 12/18/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEPKOFKER, DAVID M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 05/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAMUEL, ROBERT | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $95,748.16 | Date 05/03/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HIGGINGS, PAUL P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $94,498.16 | Date 02/15/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GOLUB, JANET | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $94,426.50 | Date 08/08/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUA, KWAME D | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $94,221.74 | Date 02/16/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWER, MATTHEW J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $94,038.10 | Date 01/27/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GEORGE, RONALD J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 07/21/1978 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MEOLA, JOHN R | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $93,945.84 | Date 06/27/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KROSS-CLARK, PAULA L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $93,862.86 | Date 01/08/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GAYHEART, SMITTY RAY | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 03/07/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GREENE, VIRGINIA M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 01/27/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANGIONE, KURT J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 03/01/1990 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MC GRATTAN, STEPHEN A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 04/17/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SANTAMARINA, SUSANNE L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 04/25/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SHERIDAN, ROBERT | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $92,695.84 | Date 10/31/1988 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CHESBRO, MARY E | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,683.36 | Date 07/22/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name FARRELL, MARTYN W | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,623.93 | Date 04/04/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HINZ, RODNEY G | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,424.06 | Date 12/18/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BEHM, DAVID H | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,420.02 | Date 11/29/2004 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PRETEL, SHARON L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,409.00 | Date 05/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DURANT, BECCA R | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,380.81 | Date 06/08/1987 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MOZEK, ALLEN | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,376.77 | Date 10/15/1992 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SAVIOLA, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,374.18 | Date 06/18/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SKIER, CORY | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,356.15 | Date 04/30/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MANGIONE, CYNTHIA M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,353.50 | Date 11/12/1991 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CAPPY, PAUL R | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,349.39 | Date 05/09/1985 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GONZALEZ, THERESA L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,349.39 | Date 11/02/1998 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name ALBRECHT, GREGORY L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,276.09 | Date 05/16/1996 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BROWER, ROBERT D | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $91,026.37 | Date 02/08/1982 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CARPENTER, SHANNON N | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $90,826.20 | Date 10/23/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name LEWIS, JANE M | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $90,826.20 | Date 12/22/2014 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name SASSI, CLARA B | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $88,565.08 | Date 04/24/2006 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMA, ORIETTA L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $87,851.27 | Date 07/10/1989 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HYLKEMA, CHRISTOPHER C | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $86,899.59 | Date 04/10/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DAGONESE, JOY L | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $86,567.02 | Date 11/20/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name KEEGAN-SMITH, GENEANNE | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $86,454.22 | Date 02/10/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name MORAWSKI, JAN J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $86,193.27 | Date 11/23/2009 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name TIMAR, STEPHEN F | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $86,038.65 | Date 10/25/1994 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name BUCCELLO, FRANK A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $86,024.94 | Date 08/28/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DUPELL, TODD E | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $85,673.83 | Date 05/23/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name GIOVANNETTI, JUDITH E | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $85,351.43 | Date 08/09/1993 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DORGAN, MICHAEL J | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,820.56 | Date 06/24/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name PALMER, GEOFF A | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,414.76 | Date 06/05/2000 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name DICKEY, ALYSSA W | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,406.59 | Date 11/12/2013 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name HEALY, JAMES P | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,194.20 | Date 05/27/1997 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name AKHTAR, SAEED | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,177.82 | Date 01/02/2001 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
| Name CLARK, TIMOTHY F | Employer name Dept of Agriculture & Markets | Amount $84,069.51 | Date 04/12/2012 | Fiscal year 2016-17 | Pension group Employee Retirement System |
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